In response to Eugenia’s ( BrewNSpewCafe ) writing challenge : Festive
The booming economy and changing times
have diluted the essence of celebrations.
Festivals, which reflected cultural tradition
today is more about flaunting riches.
The warmth of cohesive affability is
replaced by instant gratification.
Instagram is bombarded with
pictures of the pomp and grandeur displayed.
Fragrance and bonhomie of the festive spirit
sadly, remains obscure and scattered.
radhikasreflection 
Agree totally. I miss those days of yore – the simplicity, tradition, the joy, the innocence – all lost!
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Thanks Narendra. Celebrating festivals then was sheer joy with simple home made goodies with all of the extended family too partaking in the celebrations together.
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Two major changes of the times immediately come to mind as having impacted festivities in a large manner: 1) joint families giving way to nuclear setups and 2) Sprawling chawl communities making way for tiny confined boxed residences. They’ve hampered the family and community festive spirit.
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Absolutely Narendra. Disintegration of the joint family is a major factor. And also given the hectic life schedules today, people don’t make an effort to visit relatives for the celebration!
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Haha! Food is always the highlight of any Indian festival 😁
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😍I am biggest foodie lover
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😁😁
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I agree, Radhika, the motives behind holiday festivities have changed the true meaning of getting together with family and friends. I miss the simpler times when tradition and family were the core of quality in life.
You have wonderfully expressed what so many are feeling during the holiday seasons. Thank you so much for joining in. 😉
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Absolutely Eugenia. I miss the good old days where festivals and life in general was defined by simplicity.
Thanks and have a wonderful weekend 💕
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Reblogged this on BrewNSpew and commented:
Sharing radhika’s take on the prompt –
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I totally agreed the essence of traditional festive feeling is missing these days, Indeed! Love the way you penned it.
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Thank you Pooja!
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My pleasure Radhika 🙂
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Agree
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Thanks Anjali.
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Sadly true
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Yes Smitha, today festivities are such a contrast from how it was celebrated earlier.
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Thanks to Social media…one of its major banes is people trying to keep up and losing the essence.
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Exactly!!
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True Radhika!!!
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Glad you echo my feelings Paulo. Thanks
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Yes, I completely agree with you, it “remains obscure and scattered”.
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🙏☺️
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Absolutely, Radhika! Those little things that brought us joy have been shrouded under the blanket of ostentation. Well said.
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Glad you agree Punam. I belong to the old school, where little joys and family bonding meant a great deal.
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I too am old school, Radhika! That’s the reason your words resonated deeply. ❤️
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The sweets are so yummy! It’s always yummy in tummy when festivals are around……..Lovely post!!!
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I agree Bhavana. Thanks ☺️
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Yes absolutely true and agree totally with your words, Radhika. All the fun has gone with the coming of social media.
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Thank you Kamal!
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Welcome 😊😊 😊😊 Radhika
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True ma’am, changing time has truly stealed the original joy of festival. I always love your poem that shows reality with amazing words. It gives true feel to readers.
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Appreciate your kind words Meenakshi. Thank you so much 🙂
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This is so well written
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Thanks Shantanu!
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My absolute pleasure
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I totally agree with you Radhika. Diwali was a time of making sweets and cleaning the house. Now it has totally reduced to pomp and show.
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Absolutely Megha. The excitement and frolic of doing everything at home is now a thing of the past!
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Yes exactly. It’s more of a day or a two affair whereas earlier it used to last a month.
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I completely agree with you Radhika.
I believe we are the last generation of people who used to wait for for each festival, as it used to be an occasion of meeting with relatives, friends, and wonderful food.Now festivals are celebrated so that there could be ‘sale’ shopping.
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Sale shopping….so very true! Our children seem to be missing out on all those little things which brought us so much happiness, isn’t it Deeksha?
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Absolutely right Radhika. I used to be so enthusiastic for whole year festivals, as during each festival there will be different pooja, different food and homemade sweets. Now front 3-4 pages of newspapers are full of advertising all different sales in the country as if that’s the only thing festivals are meant for.
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